Nordhausen is a Kreis ( district ) in the north of Thuringia , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt ; Kyffhäuserkreis and Eichsfeld in Thuringia; and Göttingen and Goslar in Lower Saxony .
6-582: Nordhausen may refer to: Nordhausen (district) , a district in Thuringia, Germany Nordhausen, Thuringia , a city in the district Nordhausen station , the railway station in the city Nordhouse , a commune in Alsace (German: Nordhausen) Narost , a village in Poland (formerly Nordhausen) Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp , a Nazi concentration camp located near
12-608: Is the Große Ehrenberg , with an elevation of 635.3m above sea level. The main river in the district is the Zorge . To the south lie the Dün , Hainleite, and Windleite ranges of hills. The checkered red-silver part of the coat of arms is derived from the coat of arms of the County of Hohenstein, the historical territory to which the district belonged. The broken tree trunk symbolizes the destruction of
18-415: The city Mittelwerk , an underground factory during World War II Nordhausen concentration camp , a subcamp of Mittelbau-Dora Nordhausen, an album by And One Jorge Nordhausen , a Mexican politician See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Nordhausen Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-483: The city of Nordhausen was reincorporated into the district. In the administrative reform of 1952 several municipalities changed districts: a number were transferred from the district of Sangerhausen to that of Nordhausen, while others were transferred from Nordhausen to the districts of Worbis, Wernigerode, Sondershausen, and Sangerhausen. The district is located in the southern foothills of the Harz mountains. The highest point
30-473: The title Nordhausen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nordhausen&oldid=1109753749 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nordhausen (district) The district
36-573: Was created in 1815, when the Prussian province of Saxony was created. The area of Lohra-Clettenberg (the former dukedom County Hohnstein) and the previously independent imperial city of Nordhausen were then administered together. In 1882-3 Nordhausen left the district, which led to its renaming as the Kreis Grafschaft Hohenstein (district county of Hohenstein) in 1888. After World War II the name reverted to Landkreis Nordhausen , and in 1950
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